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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Where the supreme court appoints a guardian of an infant's person or property, or both, a certified copy of the order or decree appointing the guardian and of the bond given by the guardian shall be filed in the surrogate's court of the county in which the infant is domiciled, or if the infant be a non-domiciliary of the state, in the county in which the infant has property and a minute thereof made and indexed in the book kept by the court in which orders or decrees appointing guardians are entered.
2. Letters shall thereupon issue to the guardian from such court upon qualifying as provided in section 708.
3. A guardian so appointed shall be subject to all the duties and liabilities of a guardian specified in this article.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act - SCP § 1709. Appointment of guardian by supreme court - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/surrogates-court-procedure-act/scp-sect-1709/
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